Snowmobiler Specific

The Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area is Open to Over-the-Snow Vehicles (including Snowmobiles) for the 2018 winter season on December 15, 2018. We have enough snow depth required for recreating with snowmobiles. The corridor on Hwy 108 is covered with sufficient snow to depart from below People's Gate. See you there!

Avalanche Class

Location Name:

Leavitt Snotel

Region:

BWRA

Date and time of observation:

Sat, 03/16/2019 - 13:24

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Red Flags:

Rapid warming

Observation made by: Avalanche Specialist

Snowpit Observations

More detailed information about the snowpack:

There was visible evidence of melting happening on the surface of the snowpack. In shaded areas of the alpine a plyable melt-freeze crust, 2cm thick, had a thin layer of near surface facets below it. Below that exists a large layer of decomposing fragments transported by the wind. My probe could not reach the ground in my pit location but adjacent depths averaged 280cm around 10,000'. We are on the verge of having Loose Wet afternoon avalanches. CT 21@ 13cm RP; CT 29@ 32cm RP; CT 31!@ 33cm RP (AK smash)

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